All-day fight leads to man's arrest for punching girlfriend

Published: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 12:01 PM.

FORT WALTON BEACH – An all-day fight led to a man being arrested for beating up his girlfriend, according to an arrest report.

The incident occurred at a South Avenue residence. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and his girlfriend had been fighting all day when suddenly the disagreement became physical.

The woman told deputies the man told her to get inside the house and she refused. He then punched her in the face, causing her head to hit a wooden post. When she tried to call 911, the man allegedly tried to get the phone from her, punching her all the while. She fell to the ground and he stopped, giving her time to call lawmen, she said.

A deputy noted she had multiple areas of redness and swelling on her head. She was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

The man said she tried to hit him and fell when he tried to get away from her.

He was charged with battery.

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FORT WALTON BEACH – An all-day fight led to a man being arrested for beating up his girlfriend, according to an arrest report.

The incident occurred at a South Avenue residence. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reports a man and his girlfriend had been fighting all day when suddenly the disagreement became physical.

The woman told deputies the man told her to get inside the house and she refused. He then punched her in the face, causing her head to hit a wooden post. When she tried to call 911, the man allegedly tried to get the phone from her, punching her all the while. She fell to the ground and he stopped, giving her time to call lawmen, she said.

A deputy noted she had multiple areas of redness and swelling on her head. She was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

The man said she tried to hit him and fell when he tried to get away from her.